Infant Slammed To Ground, Thrown In Trash; Dad Charged

COLUMBUS, Ohio (NBC)–A Columbus father who is accused of slamming his infant son to the ground faces murder charges.

Quindell Sherman, 20, was fighting with the 3-month-old’s mother, Sonja Mitchell, before he took the infant outside, threw him to the ground several times and then ran off with the infant, according to a police report.

Columbus police officers were called to the 1100 block of East 16th Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Officers found the infant, severely injured, in a trash bin.

The infant was transported to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in trauma arrest.